Carline.



F. W. WOLFF.

GARLINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-16,1917.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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Application filed January 16, 1517. Eterial No. 14.25%.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L FRANK W. Wour, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Parnassus, Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulimprovement in Car-lines, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to forged steel carlines for freight cars,andparticularly to car-lines made from commercial shapes such. asl-bars, channels and Zbars. The objects of the invention are to producea light, strong, inexpensive carline, which Will-take up little headroom in the car and which does not require the side plates to be deeplynotched where its ends are secured to them.

Fnrtherobjects and details of the invention appear in the followingdescription of the several carlines shown in the accompanying drawings.What is claimed as the invention appears from the appended claims.

in the drawings, wherein the same reference characters are used todesignate the some or similar parts in the several views,

Fi ure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a carline of Eli-sectionembodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; and

Figs. 3 and t are cross-sections of the can lines shown in Figs. 1 and2, taken on the lines 33 and 4%, respectively, in Fig. 6, looking in thedirections indicated.

Figs. 5 and 6 are a plan view and a side elevation, respectively, of theend portion of a modification of the invention comprising a separatelyformed end saddle or gusset plate which is riveted to the end of thecarline; and

F ig. '7 is an end view of the same.

The ca'rline 27 shown in Figs. 1 to 4 comprises an I-beam arranged withits web 33 vertical, and bent downward on each side of the middle toconform to the pitch of the car roof. The top flange 28 has portions 29of its edges bent up alongside of the seats for the ridge pole andpurlins to position these members where they belong. lhe lower flange 30is continuous from end to end and is bent down at the ends to form legs31 for bolting to the inside faces of the side plates. The top flangeextends beyond the lateral lugs 34 at the ends of the web I over theside plate and is bent down against the outer side of the side plate tofern; a lug 32 for securing the carllne to the side plate. The endportion of the web is split in lengthwise halfway between the top andbottom flanges about as far as the seat for the outside pnrlin. and thetwo split portions of the web are lapped for their full width at theends of the carline, and are securely riveted together. This arrangementcauses the top and bottom flanges to converge toward the ends of thecarline, and diminishes the height of the carline at the caves. Thesplit ends of the web 33 are severed close alongside of the flanges fora few inches in from each end, and the severed portions are bentsidewise on each side of the web to form lateral lugs 34 for boltingagainst the inside faces of the side plates.

The carline 39 shown in Figs. 5, 6 and i is an 'fI-section carlinehaving its ends cut off square, the web being split horizontally, as inthe 'carline 27. Separate end bracket members 40, each of which has aflanged stem portion 41, are arranged one on each side of the web of thecarline, and are securely riveted to each end of the carline 39 by thesame rivets which connect the ends of the split web. The brackets restupon the side plates, and have suflicicnt width to provide a goodbearing thereon to resist any tendency of the carline to tip or twistwith respect to the si'de plates, whereby the carline braces the twoside plates against movement caused by distortion of the car frame. Eachbracket has an inner flange l1 bent down to engage against the innerface of the side plate,- and an outer flange d3 bent over the outer faceof the side plate. fornr' mg a very rlg'id connection between thecarline and'side plate when the parts are bolted together.

It is evident that further modifications oi? the invention can be made,and the invention is not restricted to either of the terms shown.

I claim as my invention:

1. A carline comprising" a main member having? top and bottom flanges,and a web disposed vertically, the ends of said web being splitlengthwise and the split portions lapped and riveted together at theirends whereby said flanges converge toward the ends of the carline theends oi said split portions having oppositely extending verticallycoextensive lateral projections adapt ed to be secured to the sideplates.

2. In combination with a car,

g v memo comprising a main member having top and line, andextensionfportions' seemed by said bottom flanges and a web disposedvertirivets to the lap 9 ends of said webs and 10 cally, said weterminating at the inner projecting over t eside-plates in line withsides of the side plates, the ends of said web said top flanges tosupport said carlines 5 being split lengthwise and the split porfrom theside plates.

tions lapped'and riveted together at their Signed at New Kensington, Pa,this 8th ends by horizontal rivets whereby said day of January, 1917.flanges converge toward the ends of the car- FRANK W. WOLFF.

